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Times columnist Helene Elliott rates the pluses and minuses in the NHL from the past week:
+ Continuing his remarkable recovery from a stroke, Gordie Howe attended a dinner last week in Saskatoon, Canada, where a rink was named for him. Howe, who will...

Toward the end of the Chicago Blackhawks' morning skate Friday at the United Center, coach Joel Quenneville approached Trevor van Riemsdyk at center ice to ask how the defenseman was feeling.
The smile on van Riemsdyk's face was all the answer that...

During his two seasons in Sweden, Kyle Cumiskey couldn't walk around the town of Ornskoldsvik without someone recognizing him.
"I was playing in a little town with 30,000 people, and all there's really to do there is hockey," Cumiskey said. "It was a...

As if there wasn't enough on the line for the upcoming Stadium Series game between the Kings and Sharks, a glance at the NHL standings served as reinforcement.
San Jose: 66 points. Kings: 66 points.
The Kings reached that total by defeating the fading...

The summary
Tomas Tatar scored the game winner for the Red Wings in a 3-2 shootout Wednesday night at the United Center.
The Hawks came back twice from one-goal deficits to tie the score in regulation 2-2. After Darren Helm gave the Red Wings a 2-1...

DENVER Jhonas Enroth found out on Saturday what so many backup goalies before him have discovered: It's tough to play with the Stars.
Enroth was acquired by the Stars this week from Buffalo in hopes of solving the backup goalie problems that have haunted...

For the Beijing Snow Leopards hockey team, a trip to Colorado Springs, Colo. is about as good as it gets.
The club team made up of boys age 10-12 has been in town this weekend to compete in the annual Presidents Day Tournament. The 11-member squad is the...

Winning the Stanley Cup might be the most demanding task in professional sports, a glorious and grueling test played out over eight months and more than 100 games.
Only when the ice has melted do teams disclose who was hobbling on a wounded knee or...

Ryan Hartman and Kyle Cumiskey were thrilled. Ben Smith, not so much.
The news coach Joel Quenneville delivered before the Blackhawks' game against the Devils on Friday night at the United Center drew a mix of emotions for the players involved in roster...

The lineup will have a significantly different look when the Chicago Blackhawks face the New Jersey Devils on Friday night at the United Center.
A combination of some ragged play of late and an injury will result in recently recalled forward Ryan...

The Panthers carried a 2-1 lead into the third period and then had three power-play opportunities to none for the NHL bottom-feeding Oilers Saturday night on home ice.
The Oilers had lost all 23 games when trailing after two periods and 14 straight on...